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how much time is saved by using the lane, but he did say 1,500 vehicles a day are using it and those vehicles never go slower than 50 miles per hour. >> they're taking 300 or 400 cars out of the purpose lane every rush hour. >> reporter: it costs $195 million for the toll lane. officials say when the economy recovers the toll should bring in four to $5 million a year. >> to me sounds like a very poor return on investment. >> reporter: caltrans is plans more toll lanes in the south bay. next in line is highway 237 and interstate 880. price tag to convert 6 miles of car pool lanes into toll lanes is $11 million. >>> the largest health plan in california, anthem blue cross says it will delay cuts it planned for next month. the increases are now set to increase in july. at that time, increases and deductibles and copayments won't take effect until next january. >>> the american academy of pediatrics is now recommending babies ride in rear facing car seats until they are 2 years old. the academy said new evidence shows 75% of those under two are less likely to be severely injured in a cra
how much time is saved by using the lane, but he did say 1,500 vehicles a day are using it and those vehicles never go slower than 50 miles per hour. >> they're taking 300 or 400 cars out of the purpose lane every rush hour. >> reporter: it costs $195 million for the toll lane. officials say when the economy recovers the toll should bring in four to $5 million a year. >> to me sounds like a very poor return on investment. >> reporter: caltrans is plans more toll lanes in...
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ktvu's janna katsuyama joins us to tell us why this man has new hope tonight. >> reporter: julie, it was just last week when we told you about darryl turner's stolen leg. well, we were here this afternoon when he walked into this office and got some help. it wasn't just a routine medical visit. >> yes, that feels good. >> reporter: today darryl turner came one step closer to getting a new leg up on life. >> this feels good. it feels real good. >> reporter: last month turner told us someone had stolen his prosthetic leg with its distinctive raiders logo after he left it in his gated yard so he could test drive a four wheeler. he curbed afford the $7500 to replace the leg but several companies and concerned viewers stepped forward after our report to help. >> i was excited. i was dancing. i was extremely excited. >> see how that feels. >> i got into the field so i wanted to do something where i could help people. and this is my opportunity, you snow, to step up and do something for a nice guy. a guy that i like. and a guy that deserves it. >> reporter: andy campbell of hangar prostheti
ktvu's janna katsuyama joins us to tell us why this man has new hope tonight. >> reporter: julie, it was just last week when we told you about darryl turner's stolen leg. well, we were here this afternoon when he walked into this office and got some help. it wasn't just a routine medical visit. >> yes, that feels good. >> reporter: today darryl turner came one step closer to getting a new leg up on life. >> this feels good. it feels real good. >> reporter: last...
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police sent us these pictures of damage. the driver kept up the demolition derby before crashing his own truck into a cargo van and taking off. fortunately no one was injured. >>> we'll head up to the sierra next where snow is causing lots of headaches tonight for people on the roadways. a live report on the current conditions is next. >>> and to save a life. hundreds turn out to help a bay area teenager. the rare disease he's battling and how you can help. >>> its has been a very, very long day for people trying to make their way home from the sierra. amber lee talked to some of those frustrated drivers, she joins now from blue canyon, amber. >> reporter: this is some of the snow they just pushed off i80. what that transferred to is one big headache. while the snow has just temporarily stopped dropping, you can see cars still making their way slowly to blue canyon. that's because they haven't since the storm. >> i think we left at 12:30. so yeah, we probably have another 50 miles to go. >> reporter: in traffic. >> probably
police sent us these pictures of damage. the driver kept up the demolition derby before crashing his own truck into a cargo van and taking off. fortunately no one was injured. >>> we'll head up to the sierra next where snow is causing lots of headaches tonight for people on the roadways. a live report on the current conditions is next. >>> and to save a life. hundreds turn out to help a bay area teenager. the rare disease he's battling and how you can help. >>> its...
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the technique used to find a suspect that has only been used one time before. >>> pg and e said it found most, but not all of the documents demanded. today's effort turned out to be somewhat anti-climatic. >> reporter: five minutes before the deadline, the utility company clicked a computer mouse, and sent 154 page summary of its words on gas transmission lines to the state public utilities commission. pg and e crews went through more than a million documents to try to find records that prove it set safe pressure levels on 1800 miles of its natural gas pipelines in densely populated areas. but pg and e's president today said the company could not find 8% of those records. >> we've made good progress. we know we need to do more. >> reporter: they were wrong about the gas line that exploded in san bruno in september, killing eight people. that's why the state ordered them to produce records to prove its pipelines are safe. pg and e's president said today, the utility will voluntarily field test all the lines without records, and replace 150 miles of pipes similar in age to the pipe that ru
the technique used to find a suspect that has only been used one time before. >>> pg and e said it found most, but not all of the documents demanded. today's effort turned out to be somewhat anti-climatic. >> reporter: five minutes before the deadline, the utility company clicked a computer mouse, and sent 154 page summary of its words on gas transmission lines to the state public utilities commission. pg and e crews went through more than a million documents to try to find...
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and the 48-year-old was required to use a rope and harness. >>> chances are your kids use it every single day. but tonight comes word of a downside to facebook. more on facebook depression, next. >>> and finally, supe dry weather returns to the bay area. how about that? bill martin will tell us how warm it will get this week. his forecast is coming up momentarily. >>> a new warning tonight about facebook and young people. an influential doctor's group says it can worsen depression among teens. heather holmes talked with an expert today about the potential harm. >> reporter: just about everyone around me is online and some are on facebook right now. but there might be a possible downside to those who obsess over the sites. no longer are high school baseball games and school activities the primary way that teens interact socially. instead it is online. all eight of these baseball players we caught up with tonight sizing up next week competition says that checking facebook is the first and last thing they do each day. >> i check it every day. i get a lot of hits i'm popular. >> reporter: but
and the 48-year-old was required to use a rope and harness. >>> chances are your kids use it every single day. but tonight comes word of a downside to facebook. more on facebook depression, next. >>> and finally, supe dry weather returns to the bay area. how about that? bill martin will tell us how warm it will get this week. his forecast is coming up momentarily. >>> a new warning tonight about facebook and young people. an influential doctor's group says it can...
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ktvu's amber lee joins us now. she is in san francisco with a look at the local disaster relieve efforts. amber? >> reporter: julie, we are at the san francisco's sunset district. the restaurant owners are donating 10% of their proceeds to earthquake relief in japan. >> i couldn't get a hold of two of my friends who actually live at ground zero so they are still missing. >> reporter: eric fuji and his family own and operate four japanese restaurants in san francisco. sushi chef grew up near the area ravaged by the quake and tsunami. >> i called last night after i finished, maybe around the 20th time i couldn't reach, reach my family. >> we are on standby to provide assistance with supplies, financial support or personnel. >> reporter: in oakland this afternoon, the red cross set up a phone bank to accept donations and to answer questions about how people can help. >> the response has been good but not overwhelming. >> reporter: across the bay in san francisco, the red cross has emergency supplies ready to go. >> th
ktvu's amber lee joins us now. she is in san francisco with a look at the local disaster relieve efforts. amber? >> reporter: julie, we are at the san francisco's sunset district. the restaurant owners are donating 10% of their proceeds to earthquake relief in japan. >> i couldn't get a hold of two of my friends who actually live at ground zero so they are still missing. >> reporter: eric fuji and his family own and operate four japanese restaurants in san francisco. sushi...
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ktvu's heather holmes joins us now. she is there where police are concerned about public safety. >> reporter: yes, julie, they are concerned because come july 1st this will be their only fire station in operation. a closed sign was up today outside fire station 74 in the wooded pinol valley. they are also shut ten days a month because of budget cuts but will close permanently after tonight's vote. >>> things will get really bad. >> reporter: they need to cut $1.5 million from its budget. closing the station will save nearly $900,000. >> they could be waiting for an additional six to seven minutes for a fire engine. >> reporter: but the fire chief warns the move could cost lives and property. this man hates to think of what might have happened if firefighters didn't arrive when they did after a small fire broke out in his kitchen. >> a neighbor across the street started banging on my door. i guess i must have sort of dosed off. and they called them and they came right away. so i really appreciate that they are here. >> i
ktvu's heather holmes joins us now. she is there where police are concerned about public safety. >> reporter: yes, julie, they are concerned because come july 1st this will be their only fire station in operation. a closed sign was up today outside fire station 74 in the wooded pinol valley. they are also shut ten days a month because of budget cuts but will close permanently after tonight's vote. >>> things will get really bad. >> reporter: they need to cut $1.5 million...
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officials say the cores have partly melted they are using sea water to try to stop a full meltdown. the government has evacuated almost 200,000 people near that plant. according to officials the level of radiation outside reactor is double what is considered to be safe. >> two thousand bodies were found in one town alone. there are still more than 10,000 people missing. a senior official calls it the worst crisis in the 65 years since the war. this is video as the tsunami crashed on shore in the northeast town. as if an invisible wall turned the ocean on its side. boats, cars, all caught in the force, thrown over walls and under bridges. countless people lost in waves. >> someone shouted there is still another person. >> reporter: the rush continues to find anyone still alive. three elderly people pulled from a car after 20 hours there. alive but shaken. >> this woman said that she was washed away by the waves. >> reporter: this is what is left of a town where 18,000 people once lived. now nothing but rubble. survivors say they how homes, cars and people swept out. this man ran when
officials say the cores have partly melted they are using sea water to try to stop a full meltdown. the government has evacuated almost 200,000 people near that plant. according to officials the level of radiation outside reactor is double what is considered to be safe. >> two thousand bodies were found in one town alone. there are still more than 10,000 people missing. a senior official calls it the worst crisis in the 65 years since the war. this is video as the tsunami crashed on shore...
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this family called us to let us know their university was among nine that had been broken into in fremont. that prompted yet another call to ktvu. >> they physically drilled a little cut off spot right here and it filly popped the -- and it physically popped the lock out. >> reporter: and this woman who asked us not to use her identity says someone broke into her storage facility. >> it enraged me. i thought adds a tent tent tenant there, they should have let us know. maybe i could have moved my stuff. >> reporter: the alameda county sheriff's department tells us it will be working with fremont and san francisco police to see if a crime ring is responsible. in castro valley, amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a highway patrol officer suffered a minor head injury today when a high speed chase came to a crashing end. the chase ended near cottage park drive and mahogany street this morning in hayward. the highway police car slam into the front porch of a home after colliding with the suspects car. the suspect ran but he was captured. police say a loaded handgun was found in his car. both he
this family called us to let us know their university was among nine that had been broken into in fremont. that prompted yet another call to ktvu. >> they physically drilled a little cut off spot right here and it filly popped the -- and it physically popped the lock out. >> reporter: and this woman who asked us not to use her identity says someone broke into her storage facility. >> it enraged me. i thought adds a tent tent tenant there, they should have let us know. maybe i...
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they used absentat this- aircraft guns and artillery. after several hours they managed to drive back the pro- ghadafi troops. >>> that had an affect on oil prices. crude closed up two% to $102. today marks the highest closing price in two and a half years. investors are also keeping an eye on reports of political unrest in iran. that country is the fourth largest crude oil exporter in the world. >>> on wall street, job news drove investors today. both the dow and the nasdaq edged higher on word the private sector added 217,000 jobs last month. the dow picked up almost nine points. the nasdaq gained more than 10. 5. >>> a bay area man says the fbi trampled on his rights. what his mechanic found that led to a lawsuit. >> and i'll be back here in about ten minutes. the latest computer model. and this one does show rain for part of your bay area weekend. we will have all of that. >> and a student's phone call lands a teacher in hot water. is it a case of miss deed or miss perception? [ music ] . >> a santa clara man is going after the fbi, a
they used absentat this- aircraft guns and artillery. after several hours they managed to drive back the pro- ghadafi troops. >>> that had an affect on oil prices. crude closed up two% to $102. today marks the highest closing price in two and a half years. investors are also keeping an eye on reports of political unrest in iran. that country is the fourth largest crude oil exporter in the world. >>> on wall street, job news drove investors today. both the dow and the nasdaq...
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didn't you used to be yao ming. rocket just two games outs of the playoffs. warriors start off with a little spurt. wright scored a career high 34 points. but golden state trailed by nine at half time and lose by 19. kevin martin makes a break. he scores 34 points. 131-112 is your final. warriors have now lost six straight overall. >>> giants open the regular season a week from tomorrow and it is very possible the closer brian wilson will not be available. wilson cut short his throwing session today after just eight minutes. he experienced what he calls recurring soreness from the side muscles that he first strained some six days ago. brian wilson said he wouldn't fight it if the giants decided to put him on the disabled list. one player said he strained his oblique because his beard is so heavy. not a scientific diagnosis. >>> matt cane give up five runs to the angels in tempe today. bobby hits it out there. in the same first inning cody ross left the game with a strained right calf. further tested tomorrow. not a great spring when the giants are hurting lik
didn't you used to be yao ming. rocket just two games outs of the playoffs. warriors start off with a little spurt. wright scored a career high 34 points. but golden state trailed by nine at half time and lose by 19. kevin martin makes a break. he scores 34 points. 131-112 is your final. warriors have now lost six straight overall. >>> giants open the regular season a week from tomorrow and it is very possible the closer brian wilson will not be available. wilson cut short his throwing...
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firefighters tell us no one was hurt. and so far they haven't pinpointed the cause of that fire. >>> new at 10 a sharp-eyed determined mother who helped oakland police re-arrest her son about two hours ago after his escape from a juvenile detention. a month ago her son escaped from camp sweeney. since then she has had her ear to the ground trying to find him. tonight she got a tip he was in oakland. she found him at 73rd and hag anburger avenues and called the police. she says her son needs to do his time and own up to what he did. >> i don't want him out here running the streets and losing his life. too many kids are losing their lives out here. and i am not going to cover for him if he is out here doing wrong. >> harris says the moment she and her friends spotted her son they called the police. and she has yet to talk with him. >> a judge today ordered a competency hearing for a patient from napa state hospital who is charged with the attempted rape and sexual assault of an employee at the facility. police say 30-year-o
firefighters tell us no one was hurt. and so far they haven't pinpointed the cause of that fire. >>> new at 10 a sharp-eyed determined mother who helped oakland police re-arrest her son about two hours ago after his escape from a juvenile detention. a month ago her son escaped from camp sweeney. since then she has had her ear to the ground trying to find him. tonight she got a tip he was in oakland. she found him at 73rd and hag anburger avenues and called the police. she says her son...
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this is what the government wants us to see. these people celebrating their victory here. (gunfire). >> but this is the truth about what happened here. tanks came through the park in the middle of the city. this had been turned into an impromptu graveyard by the government opposition. and over here you can see the scale of the destruction and you can see, as well, more green flag waving supporters of moammar gadhafi being trucked in so they can show us they have control. >> in yemen they said they used live ammunition and teargas on protestors today. two people were killed and hundreds were injured. since february 11th, hundreds of demonstrators have protested calling on yemen's president to step down after more than 30 years in power. >> in news from the ivory coast comes word of grizzly scenes in the capitol there where the streets are said to be so dangerous there are dead bodies in the road where they are being eaten by dogs. the u.n. says more than 450,000 people have fled that country. and only 300 people in the last three months since the disputed presidential elect
this is what the government wants us to see. these people celebrating their victory here. (gunfire). >> but this is the truth about what happened here. tanks came through the park in the middle of the city. this had been turned into an impromptu graveyard by the government opposition. and over here you can see the scale of the destruction and you can see, as well, more green flag waving supporters of moammar gadhafi being trucked in so they can show us they have control. >> in yemen...
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those showers didn't amount to us for any of us. just about .10 in the heaviest locations. as we go through tonight. patchy fog. the real weather story is the bay area weekend. the weather systems right now are now pushing the energy right to the north. very spring like pacific weather right now. the system is weak. this one right now was weak. your bay area weekend here it comes. looks like sunday night. sunday afternoon, maybe two:00 in santa rosa for a chance of showers on sunday. the computer gives you a beautiful day on saturday. then as we get into sunday, this system starts to tee off and that's going to be your rain event for sunday night. forecast highs, 69 in vallejo, a little cooler than it was today. 62 in los cados. your weekend always in view. saturday best day on your weekend. but the thing about the 1906 educator 1906 earthquake in san francisco. we're talking an 8.8. >> about as bad as it gets. >> the sharks are currently the hottest team in the nhl. today they play the team with the best record. sports is next. >>> fred inglis is here with sports. >> it is
those showers didn't amount to us for any of us. just about .10 in the heaviest locations. as we go through tonight. patchy fog. the real weather story is the bay area weekend. the weather systems right now are now pushing the energy right to the north. very spring like pacific weather right now. the system is weak. this one right now was weak. your bay area weekend here it comes. looks like sunday night. sunday afternoon, maybe two:00 in santa rosa for a chance of showers on sunday. the...
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showers now reside to the north of us. we are here. showers are going to drift south as we head into the overnight hours into tomorrow. looks like a wet one in store for your tuesday. the forecast goes like this. a few stray sprinkles tonight, tomorrow, a little bit of wetten the morning commute but not a lot, it's the afternoon commute that has the best chance for some showers. in the extended forecast, just shows a big flow of moisture coming in off the pacific. a very active pacific right now, going to stay like this all week. right now the big hits or the most significant rain will be tomorrow and then again on friday. but in between that, we're gonna see lots of weather like we had today. that sort of moist air comes off the pacific. if it's warm like this you don't need a low pressure system to get some sprinkles. you have the coastal areas that will wring out a little moisture. we could see them maybe an inch in the heavy spots, that's a normal deal, not a big event. it will slow down your afternoon commute. wednesday a few show
showers now reside to the north of us. we are here. showers are going to drift south as we head into the overnight hours into tomorrow. looks like a wet one in store for your tuesday. the forecast goes like this. a few stray sprinkles tonight, tomorrow, a little bit of wetten the morning commute but not a lot, it's the afternoon commute that has the best chance for some showers. in the extended forecast, just shows a big flow of moisture coming in off the pacific. a very active pacific right...
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. >> i want to know that the city is behind us and will work with us and help us get through this. this is a tragedy. >> reporter: with the dry weather now you would think that problem is over. but the chief building official here said one of the houses here today was pushed about 3- inches in just a few hours. and the entire hillside could still come crumbling down. live in hercules, ken wayne. >>> in santa cruz the county board of supervisors is also expected to declare an emergency as it cleans up from wet weather. the storm cost $17 million from mud slides. capitola was among the hardest hit. the. >>> and later this hour, another bay area community cut off because of a landslide. at about 10:30, the effort now under way to move a mountain of mud and what may have made this area prone to a slide. >>> an update to a story we first reported here on friday. the city of pleasonton can drink their water. residents are being asked to preserve water until repairs are finished. >>> ktvu has learn of a high level deflection on the city council in oakland. new at10:00 tonight. our amber l
. >> i want to know that the city is behind us and will work with us and help us get through this. this is a tragedy. >> reporter: with the dry weather now you would think that problem is over. but the chief building official here said one of the houses here today was pushed about 3- inches in just a few hours. and the entire hillside could still come crumbling down. live in hercules, ken wayne. >>> in santa cruz the county board of supervisors is also expected to declare...
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witnesses show us where he was found. this neighbor who didn't want to be identified says her uncle rushet outside to help the victim. >> he was saying help, help and my uncle say what happened, what happened, he was saying, somebody hit me with a car. >> reporter: san jose police say they're looking for a white mini van. it's likely there is damage to the front or the right passenger side. >> we think there's somebody out there that knows somebody, maybe in that neighborhood. >> david garcia's family hopes someone will help them find this hit-and-run driver. san jose police tell me that there is a cash reward for anyone who provides a tip that leads to an arrest. in san jose, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> in oakland, cars hit a teenage boy and a toddler this evening in two separate accidents within about a half- hour of each other. around 5:00 p.m., police say a hit-and-run driver injured a 13- year-old boy. the teen was taken to the hospital. police called his injuries minor. no information is being released about the suspec
witnesses show us where he was found. this neighbor who didn't want to be identified says her uncle rushet outside to help the victim. >> he was saying help, help and my uncle say what happened, what happened, he was saying, somebody hit me with a car. >> reporter: san jose police say they're looking for a white mini van. it's likely there is damage to the front or the right passenger side. >> we think there's somebody out there that knows somebody, maybe in that neighborhood....
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have been on storm watch as well sepding us their photos -- as well, sending us their photos. >> here a photo sent to us by andrew shiner it shows two cars losing the battle against the rising water. if you have pictures of the weather. we would like to see them. just e-mail them to photos at kt have u.vu.com and we may share them on the air. >>> and former oakland fire chief yule is scheduled to take over as interim city manager on monday. he came out of retirement to help the mayors office put together a budget. oakland faces a $46 million shortfall. ewell led the fire department at the time of the east bay hills fire storms back in 1991. >>> in sacramento, governor jerry brown sign into law today some $11 billion in budget cuts. brown said cuts to government services will be larger if republicans don't agree to a vote on tax extensions. budget cuts mostly affect the eld elderly, the poor and the sick. subsidized child care will be eliminated. >>> control of the libyan air campaign is apparently about to change. nato agreed late today to take over enforcement of the no fly zone in t
have been on storm watch as well sepding us their photos -- as well, sending us their photos. >> here a photo sent to us by andrew shiner it shows two cars losing the battle against the rising water. if you have pictures of the weather. we would like to see them. just e-mail them to photos at kt have u.vu.com and we may share them on the air. >>> and former oakland fire chief yule is scheduled to take over as interim city manager on monday. he came out of retirement to help the...
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friends tell us that he was named surfer of the year last month and used that prize money to surf here to catch the big waves. >> reporter: surfers paddled out to mavericks then they paddled back. there were flowers, hugs, a wave of emotion as friend honored the life of mion molasky. >> you can see that he embraced where he was at and what he was doing with all his heart. >> he was untouchable out there yesterday. whole other level. >> reporter: maloski had gone down and was pulled from the ocean unresponsive. >> he made the drop and the wave exploded behind him. >> reporter: this interview posted on you tube shows molaski recently talking about his passion. >> i just want to sit from the seats of my pants and enjoy surfing while i'm still young. >> reporter: today that i had wore red ribbons to honor their young warrior. >> incredibly brave and humble human being. a family man, and an athlete on top of his game. >> reporter: while the sun sets on the day and the years ahead, the story, the legend of sion will always be told by those in the water. mike mibach. >>> a homeless man in a w
friends tell us that he was named surfer of the year last month and used that prize money to surf here to catch the big waves. >> reporter: surfers paddled out to mavericks then they paddled back. there were flowers, hugs, a wave of emotion as friend honored the life of mion molasky. >> you can see that he embraced where he was at and what he was doing with all his heart. >> he was untouchable out there yesterday. whole other level. >> reporter: maloski had gone down and...
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a member of our channel 2 staff got her card in the mail and shared it with us. the utility says it sent the $25 cards to 150,000 customers. >>> sausalito is hoping for millions in federal funds to create bike lanes on bridgeway. the main street is jammed with residents, tourists and bicyclists during the summer. the city council needs $30 million to create bike paths to try to ease the congestion. at the height of tourist season an estimated 1,000 people a day rent bikes to pedal across the golden gate bridge before returning back to the city on ferries. >>> san francisco is gearing up for the fans hoping to see brittney spears' free concert tomorrow. the marquis is up on the bill graham civic auditorium and vanness avenue, always busy, may see even heavier traffic before the concert at noon. the pop star will be taping several songs for later broadcasts. all of the tickets are gone. the concert was moved from the castro neighborhood because of concerns about wet weather that might trip up brittney's high heels. [ music ] >>> more of our storm watch coverage now
a member of our channel 2 staff got her card in the mail and shared it with us. the utility says it sent the $25 cards to 150,000 customers. >>> sausalito is hoping for millions in federal funds to create bike lanes on bridgeway. the main street is jammed with residents, tourists and bicyclists during the summer. the city council needs $30 million to create bike paths to try to ease the congestion. at the height of tourist season an estimated 1,000 people a day rent bikes to pedal...
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and people are telling us, i just got a job. i just got hired. >> reporter: still, there is a long way to go. about 2.2 million people in california remain unemployed. >> there is a lot of friends and family members of mine that have been out of work for a long time. and so the impact is great. >> reporter: california is biggest job losses were in government, about 1,200 jobs. but still many people still say they feel the economy is taking a turn for the better. reporting live, san francisco, ktvu. >>> and economic growth in the 4th quarter was stronger than the initial estimates. the number is now 3.1%. it was initially pegged at 2.8%. and wall street posting another round of gains today, finishing the best week since july. strong wins from oracle and red wood city. the dow jones picked up, the nasdaq picking up six. >>> and a long trek up the sierra, but first? >>> a colorful political fundraiser tonight. find out why they will use a new can strategy. >>> and you don't find this every day. surfing on the bay area creek, this c
and people are telling us, i just got a job. i just got hired. >> reporter: still, there is a long way to go. about 2.2 million people in california remain unemployed. >> there is a lot of friends and family members of mine that have been out of work for a long time. and so the impact is great. >> reporter: california is biggest job losses were in government, about 1,200 jobs. but still many people still say they feel the economy is taking a turn for the better. reporting...
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i pay. >> reporter: she took us inside one of her empty units to show us how she made repairs. >> i clean up every day. after i clean up they do come back again. >> reporter: tenants say she charges betweens 650 and 750 a month. on tuesday the tenants showed us more bugs and broken windows. but she says her hands are tied by too many tenants who don't pay rent. >> reporter: could you ever live in one of these apartments? >> i don't live here. >> reporter: no. i'm saying could you? >> yes. yes. i could. >> reporter: public records show she and her husband live here near skyline in oakland, but maybe not for long. >> i am tired of this. i just would wish to sell all of my buildings and get out of oakland. >> reporter: she says she has tried to sell at least one of her buildings but that deal fell through. ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> a judge has determined that a man from saratoga is competent to stand trial after a hit and run that severely injured a competitive cyclist. his attorney said he suffered from dementia. he hit the cyclist and her husband while driving on highway 9 in 2009. ashley
i pay. >> reporter: she took us inside one of her empty units to show us how she made repairs. >> i clean up every day. after i clean up they do come back again. >> reporter: tenants say she charges betweens 650 and 750 a month. on tuesday the tenants showed us more bugs and broken windows. but she says her hands are tied by too many tenants who don't pay rent. >> reporter: could you ever live in one of these apartments? >> i don't live here. >> reporter: no....
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. >> i would say the biggest impact on us is delivery. >> reporter: this farmer says delivering will cost 15% more this year. >> i think it's going to drive invasion for learning how to farm with no till methods, organically and using less chemical into it. >> reporter: the wheels are turning for jerry jordano to come up with a solution. >> we're looking at farming a little less land. we're almost at a break even now with fuel. >> reporter: reporting live in san jose, maureen naylor, ktvu. >>> well gas is highest right here in california with drivers in san francisco paying the most to fill up. the new average price in the city according to aaa is a nationwide high of $3.94 a gallon. that's up 15-cents from just a week ago. and 47-cents from a month ago. that's when the average price in san francisco was $3.47 a gallon. this time a year ago, a gallon went for $3.14. >>> now to richmond tonight where there have been two homicides in the last 24 hours. the violence comes as a decrease in crime was announced for this year. patti lee has the story. >> reporter: the number of homicides in
. >> i would say the biggest impact on us is delivery. >> reporter: this farmer says delivering will cost 15% more this year. >> i think it's going to drive invasion for learning how to farm with no till methods, organically and using less chemical into it. >> reporter: the wheels are turning for jerry jordano to come up with a solution. >> we're looking at farming a little less land. we're almost at a break even now with fuel. >> reporter: reporting live in...
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>> one suggest is use easier to clean hard surface seats. bart management says they will be surveying riders about their preferences later this year. >>> federal investigators looking into the deadly sanbruno pipeline explosion, another natural gas pipeline disasters, will be holding hearings next month. as laura ingle explains tonight their task is to prevent what watchdog group calls a ticking time-bomb from exploding in other neighborhoods. >> philadelphia, pennsylvania, sanbruno, california, and most recently allan town, pennsylvania. the scene of horrific gas line explosions that left neighborhoods in ruins and 14 people dead. >> we are not doing near as good a job as we should be able to do. >> more than 2800 significant gas pipeline accidents have been recorded across the country since 1990. a third of them causing death and significant injuries. >> we have an inning infrastructure all across the country. and particularly in the eastern half of the country and pennsylvania. >> there are more than 210 natural gas pipeline gas pipeline
>> one suggest is use easier to clean hard surface seats. bart management says they will be surveying riders about their preferences later this year. >>> federal investigators looking into the deadly sanbruno pipeline explosion, another natural gas pipeline disasters, will be holding hearings next month. as laura ingle explains tonight their task is to prevent what watchdog group calls a ticking time-bomb from exploding in other neighborhoods. >> philadelphia, pennsylvania,...
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it's harvest time for us. >> reporter: the captain of this team ricky ricardo. he says the cancellation of an nfl season should strip him of about 60% of his business. and he knows it's all in the hands of the nfl. >> it's big business and we have to realize that's what it is, it's not a backyard game. >> reporter: the biggest sticking game low to split $9 billion in annual revenue. >> they make a lot of money and a lot of times they forget how much it is that they actually take it for granted. >> reporter: today all is quiet in both the raider and 49ers camp. jim harbaugh said this week, we haven't given our players any kind of play book, things we can control now looking at free agents and preparing for the draft. it could mean no offseason work outs, no mini camps, no signing of draft picks and the longer the impasse, no regular season. the coliseum and nfl stadiums across the country. some football fanatics say it's always about the money and not the fans. >> it's probably the last thing on their minds. they're going to get as much as they can from the consu
it's harvest time for us. >> reporter: the captain of this team ricky ricardo. he says the cancellation of an nfl season should strip him of about 60% of his business. and he knows it's all in the hands of the nfl. >> it's big business and we have to realize that's what it is, it's not a backyard game. >> reporter: the biggest sticking game low to split $9 billion in annual revenue. >> they make a lot of money and a lot of times they forget how much it is that they...
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lloyd lacuesta is live there to tell us that it is a preventive measure to ease the danger of flooding. >> reporter: julie, some of the water goes into the guadalupe river in downtown san jose. the river as you can see is hardly raging, but it is full. we are learning tonight that so much rain fell today that the santa clara valley water district started releasing water from three reservoirs to ease flooding threats. this is lexington reservoir above los cados which is 93% full. the other reservoirs are at 90% capacity. >> we need the water and the rain. it's good for the plants. it's good for the planet. and it's good. >> reporter: officials don't want these reservoirs topping. the total amount of water released was 58 million- gallons. and most of that water will simply flow into the bay. the flow on the highway during the height of the storms wasn't as go ahead. there were many rain-caused accidents. this dual tanker fuel truck smashed into a highway sign anded up in the bushes on
lloyd lacuesta is live there to tell us that it is a preventive measure to ease the danger of flooding. >> reporter: julie, some of the water goes into the guadalupe river in downtown san jose. the river as you can see is hardly raging, but it is full. we are learning tonight that so much rain fell today that the santa clara valley water district started releasing water from three reservoirs to ease flooding threats. this is lexington reservoir above los cados which is 93% full. the other...
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but those are far less than used in medical procedures. if you drink the rainwater exclusively for one week it would be equivalent to 20 percent of the radiation exposure from one chest x-ray. he adds he does not believe animals who drink the rainwater for a day or two will become ill. >>> coming up a little bit later, the last major nuclear disaster here in the united states. three mile island. how that incident compares to what's taking place right now in japan. and hear from some of those who were there. that story is coming up in about ten minutes. [ music ] >> eight years of war, how hundreds of people marked the start of the war in iraq today in san francisco and why one teacher brought her student. >> an alert to stay indoors. what had officials warning residents of a south bay neighborhood not to go outside. >> and why hundreds of students lined up and rolled up their sleeves. the 10:00 news continues inspect 90 seconds. ktvu.com, complete bay area news coverage. >> you have no control over me. >> more than 100 anti-war protestors
but those are far less than used in medical procedures. if you drink the rainwater exclusively for one week it would be equivalent to 20 percent of the radiation exposure from one chest x-ray. he adds he does not believe animals who drink the rainwater for a day or two will become ill. >>> coming up a little bit later, the last major nuclear disaster here in the united states. three mile island. how that incident compares to what's taking place right now in japan. and hear from some of...
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pure speed, sharks use it to snatch another one of those close ones. this time in over time against the predators. we have a scoreless game that is until ryan crow handles the business in tight. however after one it's 1-1. sharks working the power play situation and thanks to logan couture, justice brock puts the sharks up front. 2-1. however 2-2 after regulation. and here it is, patti online. game ender 3-2 with 1:36 left in overtime. >>> switching sports, when lebron james is around, that was a circle it day on the calendar, it still is. because that's a game you better win. they have the baron, former warrior. wright coming up with the turn over here. 18 of them by the cavs tonight. and baron davis these days looking pretty good. he had 19 and assisting to christian ayenga up top to the cavs got a 13 point deficit. warriors outside shooting, monte a career high. 24 for him, 23 for curry and the warriors win it by 10 out in the road. and one of those nervewracking accidents, remember all those 1- 0 games, same deal today but in the cactus league. and
pure speed, sharks use it to snatch another one of those close ones. this time in over time against the predators. we have a scoreless game that is until ryan crow handles the business in tight. however after one it's 1-1. sharks working the power play situation and thanks to logan couture, justice brock puts the sharks up front. 2-1. however 2-2 after regulation. and here it is, patti online. game ender 3-2 with 1:36 left in overtime. >>> switching sports, when lebron james is around,...
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the air quality officials took us up to the roof of this building to show us how it works. >> this is where the radiation measurements are made. >> reporter: this man is monitored by the epa24 hours a day, seven days a week. so far, the air quality district says the level of radiation is at background level, meaning it's normal. >> at this point there is no reason for concern. there is no reason to take any sort of action. >> reporter: and the agency says it does not expect radiation to rise to dangerous levels in the coming days. across the bay at uc berkeley, the nuclear engineering department is doing its own measurements of radiation. it sampled six gallons of rainwater. and then looked for tell tale spikes on this monitor. you can see, no tall spikes in the red area, where iodine isotopes would be. >> the first rain would be radioactive if there is any radioactivity. if the rain brings it down it can collect. >> reporter: at christie field we found people exercising and walking their dogs. many are watching the news closely and keeping up-to-date with the nuclear crisis. >> i am
the air quality officials took us up to the roof of this building to show us how it works. >> this is where the radiation measurements are made. >> reporter: this man is monitored by the epa24 hours a day, seven days a week. so far, the air quality district says the level of radiation is at background level, meaning it's normal. >> at this point there is no reason for concern. there is no reason to take any sort of action. >> reporter: and the agency says it does not...
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ktv us's patty lee joins us to explain why cutting tree helps give the neighborhood a enough needed reprieve, patti. >> reporter: these homes threatening to fall on homes because they are sitting on hills that are giving way. trees averaging 70 to 80 feet tall were cut town. packed mid-trunk. to keep them from toppling on the two houses already threatened by a landslide. leon walker owned one of the homes yellow tagged yesterday. >> they're going to have to shore up the entire hillside. >> reporter: this afternoon, flanked by other residents he insisted the city and county should have expected this crisis. given what happened here about 30 years ago. >> that was prefabbed because it slid down the bill. if i had that disclosed to me at the time i would have never bought this house. >> there was a pretty massive slide back then, we're reviewing the records and getting familiar with those issues as well. >> reporter: researchers are digging up old records to analyze whether the past is influencing this crisis. they'll share reports with owners this week. >>> this a threat from falling trees neu
ktv us's patty lee joins us to explain why cutting tree helps give the neighborhood a enough needed reprieve, patti. >> reporter: these homes threatening to fall on homes because they are sitting on hills that are giving way. trees averaging 70 to 80 feet tall were cut town. packed mid-trunk. to keep them from toppling on the two houses already threatened by a landslide. leon walker owned one of the homes yellow tagged yesterday. >> they're going to have to shore up the entire...
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